Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu 八段目之圖), from the series “Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers” (Ukie Chūshingura 浮世絵忠臣蔵)
Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu 八段目之圖), from the series “Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers” (Ukie Chūshingura 浮世絵忠臣蔵)

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Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu 八段目之圖), from the series “Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers” (Ukie Chūshingura 浮世絵忠臣蔵)

Katsukawa Shuntei 勝川春亭, 1770–1820

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1983-71

Information

Title
Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu 八段目之圖), from the series “Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers” (Ukie Chūshingura 浮世絵忠臣蔵)
Maker
Katsukawa Shuntei 勝川春亭
Medium

Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

block: 26 x 38.8 cm. (10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)
mat: 36 x 48.8 cm. (14 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka

Object Number
x1983-71
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures

Signed far right: Shuntei ga

Marks/Labels/Seals

Penciled on lower center, inside margin of mat: Chushingura, act 8

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, oban
Materials
ink, paper, oban, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
mountains, shores (landforms), figures (representations), waves (natural events), journeys, travel, men, women, roads

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